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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1914
Page
9
A period guide describes a home remedy for facial hair using delatone paste. It explains spreading the powder mixed with water for 2 to 3 minutes, rubbing off, then washing to remove residue. It cautions to ensure the product is real delatone.
Julia Anderson, ill and unable to testify, may bolster the defense in W C Walters kidnapping case by claiming she gave her illegitimate child to Bruce Anderson. The trial proceeds despite Opelousas municipal election schedules as Judge Pavy set today’s session for 9 oclock.
An advertisement touts a home remedy for nervous exhaustion melancholia and anxiety claiming rapid restoration of health without opiates. It prescribes mixing syrup sarsaparilla compound balm wort cardiol eadomene compound and instructions to take after meals and at night with claims of lasting benefits for both men and women.
An affidavit from Joseph J. Troesch er credits Eckman’s Alterative with curing a prolonged cough and heavy cold after failure of ordinary treatment. The letter claims two years of improvement since starting the remedy and praises its bronchial and throat benefits without habit forming drugs. It urges readers to consult Eckman’s and request a booklet of recoveries.
A reader advertises a non surgical cure for rupture by sharing full information on how to achieve a complete cure. The notice asserts years of remission after work as a carpenter and encourages others to write to Eugene M. Pullen in Manasqua for details. The appeal urges spreading the notice to help others avoid surgery and its risks.
Advert saysHOT SPRINGS LIVER BUTTONS safely and gently relieve constipation and sluggish liver. One pill starts cleansing bowels and purifying body with claims to ease headache dizziness biliousness nervousness and skin blemishes. 25c from Hot Springs Chem Hot Springs Ark with money back offer.
San Antonio’s Fiesta celebrates San Jacinto Day with a massive music parade featuring 12 Texas bands about 300 musicians, a massed concert at Alamo plaza, and a night contest with nine bands. Parades, carnival attractions, and electric decorations brighten downtown as Fort Sam Houston horse show and dog show promise additional entertainment.
King Erhard R. Guenther, flour mill owner, assumes the throne of Fiesta San Jacinto in San Antonio. He arrives by special train to Alamo Plaza where Mayor Brown presents the golden key, as crowds cheer and a proclamation declares a reign of happiness and merriment. The royal party includes the jester C. C. Dillin and pages Werner Rennert and Arthur Kohler.
Opening fiesta pageant features two fair duchesses as box of honor. Rex welcomed by fiesta directors and a military parade led by Fort Sam Houston’s Colonel Charles G. Treat. Party includes Mayor Brown, police chief Lancaster, aldermen, and auto clubs. The annual Beach Show inaugurates with a 10 am street procession featuring 360 dogs and a large judging event led by George W. Clayton.
The parade features top dogs from across the state. Notable attendees include Br Cox breeder of Boston terriers and A Self of Dallas with fox terriers. Yakinese kennels from Dallas, Gerard Fraser of San Antonio with Russian wolfhounds, and Prof Wesley Peacock with fox terriers pointers and setters. Colonel I A Chapa’s St Bernard and A B Weakley’s cocker spaniel are also showcased. Owners urged to bring dogs to the exhibition hall by 9 00 AM for a 10 00 AM parade. President Stanley J Miller and officers oversee arrangements.
Chief Lancaster orders a near doubling of the police squad on Alamo Plaza and along Houston and Commerce streets from Tuesday night through Fiesta end to curb rough tactics. He cites ten arrests, warnings issued, and acts against women, with judge Lowther vowing strict fines for disorderly conduct.
Reliable cough remedy promoted for colds croup whooping cough bronchial ailments and flu type coughs. Claims to give prompt relief for hoarseness tickling throat and wheezy breathing from Fischer's Drug Store advertisement.
A witticism about a new butler likened to a baseball umpire dusting off the plate, implying old habits linger in the household.
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